Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, whose company is a global leader in the production of artificial intelligence (AI) technology tools, has been the subject of a detailed investigation by Nvidia’s board of directors into whether he was a target of a foreign intelligence agency.
This action follows Jensen Huang’s admission to Nvidia management about a personal relationship he had with a female officer who gathers secret information for the Chinese government.
Previously, a woman named Alice Huang, who was closely associated with Jensen Huang, was reportedly involved in gathering information for China. She had worked as a television journalist in China and later took up a senior executive position at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data center company.
It is noteworthy that this company, which has emerged as Nvidia’s key customer in Southeast Asia, has purchased chips worth about $4.8 billion from Nvidia in just the past two years.
This issue has gained significance amid the United States imposing various export restrictions on Nvidia’s advanced semiconductor chips, as part of its effort to curb China, with Nvidia standing at the center of the AI technology race.
In a letter sent to company employees, Jensen Huang said, ‘I express my regret to my family and my colleagues. It has been a great privilege for me to lead Nvidia. I have failed to uphold everyone’s trust. I take full responsibility for my actions,’ he noted.
Jensen’s work will continue...: At the same time, Nvidia’s board of directors has confirmed that there is no possibility that either national security matters or the company’s trade secrets were leaked, and has also said that Jensen Huang will cooperate with a full investigation.
In this connection, Nvidia spokesperson John Rizzo has explained that Jensen Huang will continue as CEO and that the company’s operations will not be affected in any way by this incident.
Speaking on this issue, U.S. President Donald Trump said, “Jensen Huang, who has made a tremendous contribution to the country’s technological development, is a respectable man.” At the same time, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declined to comment, saying, “This is a private matter for a company.”
Baseless slander: China denies
China has categorically denied the espionage allegations involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, saying they are completely baseless and amount to a smear campaign against it.
“Jensen Huang has no solid evidence of being involved in espionage activities or of leaking confidential information; whenever U.S.-China relations improve, it has become routine to launch such attacks from the shadows with the aim of disrupting them,” China further criticized.